The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-18
ne. STilfORD'S ANSWER.
HE Is NO LONGER ABLE TO RE.
CALL DETAILS.
He Says He Has Never Corrupted
Nor Attempted to Corrupt
Any Legislator.

SAN FRANCIS CD, CAL, August IT,
There was Aled In the United States
Circuit Court here, yesterday, the
answer Of Senator Island Stanford to
the petition Of the Pacific Rail way
Commission to compel said Stanford
to answer questions as to the use Of
money for the purposes Of il Huencing
LEGISLATION In connection with the
Central Pacific railway.
After citing ct length the history Of
the Central Pacific railway. Stanford
says he bss taken part In transacting
the business Of the company for over
twenty five years, and In point Of value
aRgregatlng upward Of $500. 0O0,OO
As the business took place, he was
cognix mt OF II, but owing to Its multi.
plicity and press OF matters more i'm.
portant than mere detail, he Is now
no longer able to recall many Of the
matters with which he was once per.
sonslly familiar.
After receiving the circular from the
commission In May Of this year call.
ing for certain information, he endsav.
ored TO comply with he requests. An.
swers containing oil the available infor.
nation we're prepared and submitted
to the commission. Since the arrival
OF the commission In San Fran cisco be
has waited upon them, the principal
officers and the employees OF the Cen.
tral Pacific company have waited upon
them, and every person In the employ
OF the company whose presence wss
desired, or who could furnish them
Information In respect TO the subjects
OF their investigation, have promptly
and cheeriully done so. Provisions Of
law creating the Central Pacific have
been complied with. The repeal OF
the acl Of Congress creating the com
pany would not do away with any
duty implied Ia the bare asking of the
question. To quote from the answer
fled:
In my testimony given to the c,m.
mlssioners, / have said in sub stance.
and now repeat, that / have never cor.
rupted nor attempted to corrupt any
member OF the Legislature, or any
member OF Congress, or any public
official, nor have l authorin ID any one
10 do So"
In regard TO the vouchers referred
to In present application, Stanford
said: "All the claims covered by these
vouchers have received not only the
approval Of ihv beard OF directors of
the Central Pacific Railroad Company.
but likewise the approval OF the stock.
holders Of that company. All parties
who could In any wise be Affected by
the disbursements embraced In those
vouchers were oil satllfed Herewith,
Therefore, the Commission ought 10
be sa.itfed with them. Il 10 impossi.
BILE not from time 10 time 10 have 10 d /,
business involving disbursem
which every dictate OF business pru.
dencs will not admit OF being made
public -arangemenls Of q private
character, names Of parties not pub.
licly known, the disclosure OF which
could only result In defeating ends In
view and EXPOSING the persons 90
nimsd TO suspicion. Our obligation
would forbid making the same public,
either upon the archives OF the com.
pany. or before the public connie
sion"
3 aniord regrets that the commits.
sion has deemed II its duty 10 pro.
pound the questions involving criml-
nality on his part, but, being asked such
questions, he has felt constrained 10
not answer them. Acting, not merely
on he own behalf, but on behalf OF
those whoss interests as stock holders
Of the Central Pacific railroad are
committed 10 his charge, he feels
bound TO decline 10 answer them, IN.
lees the court shall otherwise rule.